Senior Admissions Officer - 15289

Following investment into the Admissions structure, we are now seeking a Senior Admissions Officer to join our friendly and professional team. The successful post holder will manage a team of Admissions Officers, who will focus on either Undergraduate applications from one of the three Brunel Colleges.

College / Directorate

Communications, Marketing & Student Recruitment

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

Directorate: Directorate of Marketing, Communication and Recruitment (MCR)

Department: Admissions

Location: Brunel University London, Uxbridge Campus

Salary: Grade 7 from: £39,607 to £ 46,771 inclusive of London Weighting with potential to progress to £50,858 per annum inclusive of London Weighting through sustained exceptional contribution.

Hours: Full-time

 Contract Type: Permanent                                                      

Brunel University London was established in 1966 and is a leading multidisciplinary research-intensive technology university delivering economic, social and cultural benefits. 

For more information please visit: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/our-history/home

Our admissions team, at Brunel University London, plays a critical role in our students’ journey’s. As one of the first points of contact with the University, we pride ourselves on being approachable, fair, transparent and consistent when assessing applications and supporting students to enrol. Our efficient and effective systems are at the core of this work.

Following investment into the Admissions structure, we are now seeking a Senior Admissions Officer to join our friendly and professional team. The successful post holder will manage a team of Admissions Officers, who will focus on either Undergraduate applications from one of the three Brunel Colleges.

Your application should provide evidence of excellent communication and organisational skills, as well as experience in customer service. Educated to degree level and preferably with some management training, you will need to have substantial administrative experience, preferably in higher education admissions.  Knowledge of fee assessment requirements and SITS student records system would also be of benefit, as would familiarity with the UCAS application process. Candidates should ideally have experience of managing a team and a good knowledge of the Admissions process.

Key attributes of the successful applicant include:

• Strong organisational, time-management and communication skills
• Enthusiasm and the ability to use your initiative to solve problems
• Self-motivated and the ability to work unsupervised
• Strong independent research skills, for complex decision making
• Ability to develop and maintain effective cross-team relationships to provide a timely service
• Line management skills to support, coach and performance manage line reports
• Confident in the use of IT systems (preferably SITS)

We offer a generous annual leave package plus discretionary University closure days, excellent training and development opportunities as well as a great occupational pension scheme and a range of health-related support. The University is committed to a hybrid working approach.

Earliest start date – May 2024

For further details about the post including the Job Description and Person Specification and to apply please visit https://careers.brunel.ac.uk

If you have any technical issues please contact us at: [email protected]

All Applicants should be eligible to live and work in the UK for the duration of appointment.

Brunel University London has a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Our aim is to promote and achieve a fully inclusive workforce to reflect our community